Drab Majesty – 39 By Design

’39 By Design’, the first video from Drab Majesty’s second LP: ‘The Demonstration’. Remembering the 39 that ascended to the Next Level, now 20 years ago. Inspired by Heaven’s Gate, the video proposes the idea of ‘what if they actually ascended?’ and is a faithfully accurate rebuilding of the infamous infinity projection shot that frames Marshall Applewhite in one of his final address speeches regarding their imminent exit to the “Next Level”.

Lyrics:

When you walked alone to leave your life at home You really wanted to die And if you hoped to hold the key to eternity You really wanted to die

Can’t count your blessings saying goodbye Did you really watch your desires resign? In the case of a wanderin’ eye

When you fell to Earth and lost the love to love You really wanted to try Can’t count your blessings saying goodbye

39, by design Did they beam you up into the lights in the sky? If you could take a polaroid of your life Would you cry? Would you make them stare into the whites of your eyes? (Eternal point of view)

And when you came to turn the hands on the sands of time You really wanted to die And then you showed them all you fell It was so hard to break the spell You just wanted to die Can’t count your blessings saying goodbye

39, by design Did they beam you up into the lights in the sky? If you could take a polaroid of your life Would you cry? Would you make them stare into the whites of your eyes? (Eternal point of view)

Really just a roll of the dice When truth or lies will make you cry Really doesn’t make a lot of sense Too tense to recompense (The end we’ll all be cleansed)

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